Quality uploading to YouTube

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Grapegirl

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Am worried of spending good money on a great camera and setup but when it uploads to YouTube the quality won't be the same. Can this happen? As youtubes settings are different to the camera itself.

Also another question.. If I want to create a slow motion effect is this complicated to do? Do I have to film on a certain setting then on a video editor add some other setting?

I'm just worried YouTube won't look as good? But then I've seen people's test footage on there and it looks amazing so maybe not ?

And is there a limit to the length of a high quality video you can upload to YouTube of?

Thanks
 
no no, the quality remains the same, just never use the "Youtube Editor" after.
 
Slow motion can be done by filming in a high fps, I know on the 600d you can lower the quality slightly and shoot in 60 fps instead of 25 or 30 and then just slow the clip down when editing and it will come up much better, some cameras have specific slow mo shooting settings
 
Nope, everything is done in an editor before hand, it really isn't that difficult. Just gotta take a few hours and teach yourself the interface.

the only "way" it could be bad quality is if you render it in a low resolution like 640x480.
 
You can upload at 4k - I don't believe YT supports higher than that. I believe the flash player pretty much caps at displaying 30fps, so you're not gonna be showcasing The Hobbit on there ;)

As far as whether the quality matches the camera - YouTube supports standard codecs, so provided you upload in high quality, YouTube will support high quality.

That said, keep in mind, many people will play at 480, rather than HD (since unless you go full-screen, that's all it's worth anyway).[DOUBLEPOST=1371606616,1371606498][/DOUBLEPOST]As far as slow-motion goes, there are two techniques: overcranking, in which you record at a higher frame rate than what you slow it down to in post, and time-stretching, in which you record at a normal frame rate, and interpolate frames in between.
 
gisikw said:
You can upload at 4k - I don't believe YT supports higher than that. I believe the flash player pretty much caps at displaying 30fps, so you're not gonna be showcasing The Hobbit on there ;)

As far as whether the quality matches the camera - YouTube supports standard codecs, so provided you upload in high quality, YouTube will support high quality.

That said, keep in mind, many people will play at 480, rather than HD (since unless you go full-screen, that's all it's worth anyway).[DOUBLEPOST=1371606616,1371606498][/DOUBLEPOST]As far as slow-motion goes, there are two techniques: overcranking, in which you record at a higher frame rate than what you slow it down to in post, and time-stretching, in which you record at a normal frame rate, and interpolate frames in between.
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I am planning on buying the canon 600D so can I record the high frame rate thing on there? And what do you mean by 'in post'
 
thedigblackbick said:
Nope, everything is done in an editor before hand, it really isn't that difficult. Just gotta take a few hours and teach yourself the interface.

the only "way" it could be bad quality is if you render it in a low resolution like 640x480.
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Not true, I've uploaded 1080p that looks amazing on the file version, but then Youtube graphically raped my video. I'm not sure what happens, but I tried using Cyberlink Powerdirector 11 and it's not as bad of a raping, but still noticeable.[DOUBLEPOST=1371607276,1371607144][/DOUBLEPOST]
Grapegirl said:
Am worried of spending good money on a great camera and setup but when it uploads to YouTube the quality won't be the same. Can this happen? As youtubes settings are different to the camera itself.

Also another question.. If I want to create a slow motion effect is this complicated to do? Do I have to film on a certain setting then on a video editor add some other setting?

I'm just worried YouTube won't look as good? But then I've seen people's test footage on there and it looks amazing so maybe not ?

And is there a limit to the length of a high quality video you can upload to YouTube of?

Thanks
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My latest videos have a bunch of slow motion effects, mainly the dog ones. They are shot with a GoPro and edited with multiple programs. Check them out if you want to see what the quality is like. The quality of Youtube's version is what I'm still trying to figure out. My latest mountain biking video was done in 1080p and edited with Cyberlink Powerdirector 11. I did another one with Premiere and it looked HORRIBLE after being sent to Youtube. so far PD is pretty cool and a lot cheaper.
 
Munchito696 said:
Not true, I've uploaded 1080p that looks amazing on the file version, but then Youtube graphically raped my video. I'm not sure what happens, but I tried using Cyberlink Powerdirector 11 and it's not as bad of a raping, but still noticeable.
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youtube is full of bugs, and they're a lot of things that come into play: lighting, camera, editor, rendering.

90-95% of the time, the quality shouldn't change.
 
thedigblackbick said:
youtube is full of bugs, and they're a lot of things that come into play: lighting, camera, editor, rendering.

90-95% of the time, the quality shouldn't change.
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It changes all the time with me if I run through an editor. When I don't use an editor, the quality stays the same. I've tried Vegas, Premiere, and now Powerdirector. so far PD seems the best.
 
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